WWII veteran begged caretakers for help in Georgia nursing home before dying, feds say
MARCH 20, 2022 CASSANDRE COYER - THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
Three former staff members at a Georgia nursing home pleaded guilty to their accused roles in the death of an elderly patient.
The charges against the two former nurses and one former nurse aide stem from the 2014 death of James Dempsey, 89, who was a patient in their care at Northeast Atlanta Rehabilitation Center in Brookhaven, a city about 10 miles northeast of Atlanta, according to DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston.
Evidence shows that the workers failed to “provide timely and necessary medical assistance, ultimately resulting in Mr. Dempsey’s death,” according to a news release.
Dempsey was a World War II veteran, according to local outlets including The Atlanta-Journal Constitution and WSB-TV. McClatchy News has reached out to the Brookhaven Police Department for further information.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/03/wwii-veteran-begged-caretakers-for-help-in-georgia-nursing-home-before-dying-feds-say/
